Chicken feeder



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Patented Mar. d, i924.

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MARY E. FIELDEN, OF ASHLAND, OREGON.

CHICKEN FEEDER,

Application filed. March' 20, 1923.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I7 MARY E. F IELDEN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Ashland, county of Jackson7 State of Oregon, have invented a new and useful 4Chicken Feeder, of which the following is trough that may be adjusted to accommodate chickens of various sizes by a simple expedient. A -further object of the invention is to provide a feeding device that is neat in appearance, can be 'readily kept clean, is light in weight and can be conveniently handled. A further feature of the invention is the providing of a roof over the trough that will prevent rain from spoiling the feed within the trough. Further objects and advantages of my device will appear as the specification proceeds.

The preferred form of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 shows a side elevation of my feeder, Figure 2 an end elevation of the same, Figure 3 a vertical section taken along line III-III of Figure 1 and Figures 4, 5 and 6 detail views of various forms of lids adapted to be used interchangeably according to the requirements of the occaL sion. Vhile I have shown only the preferred form of the invention it should be understood that various changes of modiications may be made within the scope of the claims hereto attached without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In its preferred form my feeder comprises two long troughs (l) and (2) separated by a partition wall (.3) which latter is considerably higher than the front walls (4) and (6) of the two troughs disposed on opposite sides of the partition. At the ends the troughs are closed by roof shaped walls (7) coming to a point on the central plane of the device and exceeding in'height the central partition considerably. The two end walls are secured in any suitable manner as for instance by the bolts (8) to two standards (9) disposed at opposite ends of the troughs. The standards are firmly Serial No. 626,345.

supported on base members (11) which latter may be secured to suitable wooden boards (l2) by means of screws (13)feX tending through holes in the base member (l1).

The standards are provided above the roof-shaped end members with inwardly extending projections (14) forming seats for a rod (16) which latter is of the same length as the troughs and serves as a hinged support for two lids (17) and (18). The projections (14) are arranged in such manner relative to the two end members that the lids when in the downward position lie flat on the end members and completely cover the two troughs. The lids are provided with perforations allowing the chickens access to the feed within the troughs. A particular feature of my invention is that these lids 'may be made in different forms so as to accommodate chickens of various sizes. In the lid shown in Figure 6 the perforations (19) are comparatively small and this lid should be used when small chickens are to be fed. In the lid (18) shown in Figure 5 the apertures (22) are considerably larger and this lid may be used for medium sized chickens. The openings (23) in the lid (24) shown in detail in Figure 4 are still larger and they may be used where full grown chickens have to be fed. It should be understood of course that two lids of different form may be used at the same time on opposite sides of the feeder so as to accommodate chickens of various sizes at one time. It will be seen that all the lids are provided with hinge members (26) arranged symmetrically and adapted to be slid over the rod (16) so that all the 9 lids are freely interchangeable.

The standards (9) are further provided with outwardly extending projections (27) having vertical holes (28) therein adapted to receive downwardly extending arms (29) of a second rod (31). The opening within the projection communicates with a groove (32) in each standard adapted to serve as a guide member for the lower end of each arm (29). The horizontal portion (33) of the rod (31) which extends through the full length of the feeder is adapted to carry the roo-f (34)v which is secured thereto by means of pairs of clips (36) adapted to be forced over the rod on opposite sides of the same. The roof is preferably of somewhat larger dimensions than the troughs so as to effectively protect the same. rlhe arms (29) are slidable within the holes (28) so that the roof may be raised or lowered to suit conditions. They may be secured in any desired position by means of set screws (37).

The advantages of my device will be readily understood from the foregoing description. The device is preferably made of galvanized iron or some similar substance and is of such lightness that it may be conveniently carried about. Either trough may be used for dry feed as shown at (38) or for water as shown at (39). The troughs ma)`Y be filled conveniently by raising the lids on their hinges. A plurality of lids are preferably provided which may be used interchangeably according to what size of chickens are to be fed and the roof may be lowered or raised in accordance with the same rule. The rod carrying the roof may be readily removed by unscrewing the set screws (37) and if desired the rod having the two lids hinged thereon may be lifted off its seat to give the attendant an opportunity of thoroughly cleaning the device.

I claim:

l. A feed trough for chickens or the like comprising a trough and a plurality of lids 1 ,isteria adapted to be interchangeably supported thereover, the various lids having apertures of various sizes therein for allowing chickens of different sizes access to the trough.

2. A feed trough for chickens or the like comprising a central partition, two troughs disposed on opposite sides of the same, a rod removably supported above the partition and a plurality of lids adapted to be interchangeably hinged to the rod for covering both troughs, the lids having apen tures of different sizes for allowing chickens of different sizes access to the troughs.

3. A feed trough forchickens or the like comprising two standards disposed in spaced relation7 a trough extending between the same comprising a central partition and a compartment on either side of the same, a rod supported between the two standards above the central partition, two lids hinged to the rod adapted to cover the two compartments having apertures therein allowing the chickens access to the two compartments. a second rod having downwardly extending arms slidable in the standards with means for vertically adjusting the same disposed above the first rod and a roof supported on the second rod adapted to protect feed in the trough from rain.

MARY E. FIELDEN. 

